The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, August 12, 1996               TAG: 9608120032
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   25 lines

BEACH POLICE SEEK HELP IN CATCHING TEEN'S RAPIST

A man who hid in a teenage girl's pickup and then abducted and sexually assaulted her is being sought by police.

Investigators ``do not have any leads,'' a police spokesman said in appealing for public assistance.

The incident began about 12:30 a.m. Monday as the 17-year-old victim was leaving a friend's home in the 1100 block of Lands End Way, police said.

The teen was confronted by a man who had been hiding inside the pickup she was driving. He ordered her to drive to a secluded area in the 600 block of South Birdneck Road, where he sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as white, in his early 20s, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a slight, muscular build and dark hair cut extremely close to his scalp. He was unshaven at the time of the attack.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Solvers at 427-0000. ILLUSTRATION: Sketch of suspect

KEYWORDS: SEXUAL ASSUALT RAPE by CNB